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Interactive Data’s D’Arcy Hints at Closer Tie up with SunGard as a Result of Private Equity Buy Out
Following yesterday’s private equity buy out of Interactive Data, speculation about what the future may hold for the number three data vendor has rippled across the industry. Speaking to Reference Data Review, president and CEO of Interactive Data Ray D’Arcy indicates that in the short term the vendor will benefit from much closer relationships with the…
FRSGlobal Developing World’s First Theoretical Foundation for Fair Value Pricing of Emission Linked Derivatives
FRSGlobal today announced that it is working with the Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design of Zurich University of Applied Science (ZHAW) to create the world’s first theoretical foundation to gauge fair value pricing of emission linked derivatives contracts. This CTI project is being led by Professors Wolfgang Breyman (ZHAW) and Jury Hinz (National…
Fiserv’ Financial Institution Services Business Experiences 3.3% Revenue Decrease in First Quarter
Following on from the disappointing last quarter of 2009 for its Financial Institution Services business, Fiserv has yet again experienced a revenue decline for the division in the first quarter of this year. The business experienced a decline in revenue of 3.3% or US$16 million from US$488 million in the first quarter of 2009 to…
Aim Software and SIX Telekurs Launch 7th Edition of the Aim Global Reference Data and Risk Management Survey
Aim Software today announced the launch of its 7th international reference data and risk management survey which is designed to provide insights into the challenges, trends and planned investments for reference data automation and risk management in the financial industry. This year’s survey is sponsored by SIX Telekurs. In the dramatically changing world of finance,…
Private Equity Wins the Day with US$3.4bn Acquisition of Interactive Data; Breakup on the Cards?
As predicted by Reference Data Review back in January, the likeliest candidate out of Interactive Data’s array of potential suitors has stepped up to acquire Pearson’s stake in the business and the common stock from shareholders for a total of US$3.4 billion. Private equity houses Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus are equal equity partners in…
What the Industry Wants the Regulators to Know About Reference Data…
As noted in my previous blog, a regulatory driven reference data utility is on its way for the US market, but it seems that not many of you out there are convinced this is the right step to be taking. My fellow panellists at a recent corporate actions focused event in London indicated that they…
S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies Expands Coverage Beyond Rated Universe with Quantitatively Derived Corporate Credit Health Assessments
S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies, an independent and analytically separate business unit within Standard & Poor’s that provides users with market intelligence and analytic insight for risk-driven investment analysis, announced the launch of a new credit evaluation benchmark on its Global Credit Portal investor analytics platform. Called the Credit Health Panel, the new feature provides…
Thomson Reuters Experiences 3% Increase in Revenue for Enterprise Division in First Quarter 2010
Following a fairly positive end to last year, Thomson Reuters’ Enterprise division has once again proved to be a bright spot for the vendor’s Markets division for the first quarter of 2010 with a 3% increase in revenue on the same period last year. This increase is set against a decline in the overall revenues…
European Issuers Unconvinced of Benefits of Moving to XBRL, Says Capita Registrars’ Kempe
Just because there are market inefficiencies in the US that require the introduction of XBRL to be solved, doesn’t mean that Europe should follow suit, contended Michael Kempe, chief development officer for Capita Registrars, which looks after issuers in the UK and Irish markets. The European market is much less paper driven than the US…
Focus on Corporate Governance Could Prove a Boon for Proxy Voting Automation, Says Computershare’s Sarkar
The recent regulatory and market interest in the area of corporate governance could prove to be beneficial for the drive to further automate the proxy voting space, said Naz Sarkar, director of Computershare Investor Services, which provides online shareholder services. By calling for the voting process to be made easier and for more shareholders to…